We are headed to Arizona, and saw hawks all day. It was grand.

Red-tailed Hawk

This pine tree was a favourite perch for the juvenile Red-tailed Hawk. Ottawa, Ontario.

Cornell Cam, Red-tailed Hawk, 6/13/12 at 07:03 EDT. All three hawks at nest site - No 1 is hidden behind these two, lol.

Unlike their Eastern cousins, Western Red-tails come in a variety of plumages, often confusing the birder.

Peola Road, Asotin County, Washington, USA

Abbotsford,British Columbia, Canada

7R is a juvenile that was captured and tagged on 26 August 2018 at YVR and translocated to Duncan Road near Chilliwack the next day. This is the second sighting of this bird since it has been released.

Brookhaven, GA

Saturday morning. Two shots, same pov. 17 mm (a7iii) and 900. mm equiv (a6300).

Saw this red-tailed hawk perched on a foot-bridge while driving by. Turned the car around and parked, then slowly worked my way towards it, taking a few "safety" shots here and there. Still not close enough to start shooting in earnest - but with a good chance since the hawk apparently was still tolerating me - a biker came from the opposite direction and the opportunity was lost.

As you might imagine I did not have friendly thoughts for the biker...

Overcast day - forced to shoot at ISO 800 with my D200 - made me wish for the D300.

In addition, for the shot below, a +1 EV exposure correction would have been in order - had I had the chance to actually dial it in.

Taken near the Mill Valley Safety Building in Marin County.

Preening too close to the edge.

This was taken at a rest stop somewhere on I-95. Not a wild hawk.

Passerine raids the nest for material

Photographed on Route 74, CA, US

Red-tailed Hawk

Taken near the Mill Valley Safety Building in Marin County.

Skidaway Island, Chatham County, Georgia

This is the same hawk I photographed a week ago at Hell's Gate SP. Persistence paid off and I got some better photos. My feeling is this is a dark morph juvenile, but I'm open to opinions. Seen from the back it appears to be a juvenile.

Am used to seeing great variation in Red-tailed Hawk plumages, but this one caught my eye.

Asotin County, Washington, USA

Red-tailed Hawk, Springbank Park, London, Ontario

Learning to fly and soar, but calling to be fed still!

This guy was sitting on my kitchen roof, 5 feet from my face. He stayed 10 minutes. What a treat.

Red-tailed Hawk taking flight from a roadside post

Red-Tailed Hawk at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

From the archives. 5/15/2021 D500, 500PF

"Whoa ! Too close for comfort ... gotta fly with this heavy squirrel ... maybe I was too ambitious"

A cooperative immature Red-tailed Hawk poses for a few close-ups before flying.

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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If you look at the eyes in bottom picture in the comments you can see him/her blinking. Hawks have 3 eyelids, behind the upper and lower eyelids is a nictitating membrane, which it uses to clean and lubricate its eyes like our tears.